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King's Theatre Glasgow

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The King's Theatre was commissioned by the theatre company Howard & Wyndham at a cost of over £50,000 in 1904.
 

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Panto history at King's Theatre Glasgow

1964: A wish for Jamie
1965: A love for Jamie
1966: The World of Jamie
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1967: Aladdin
1968: The World of Jamie
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1971: Mother Goose
1972: Aladdin
1973: Cinderella
1974: Robinson Crusoe
1975: Babes in the Woods
1976: Jack and the Beanstalk
1977: Sleeping Beauty
1978: Aladdin
1979: Sinbad
1980: Cinderella
1981: Babes in the Wood
1982: Jack and the Beanstalk
1983: Mother Goose
1984: Sleeping Beauty
1985: Sinbad
1986: Aladdin
1987: Cinderella
1988: Jack and the Beanstalk
1989: Mother Goose
1990: Babes in the wood
1991: Cinderella
1992: Aladdin
1993: Dick Whittington
1994: Sleeping Beauty
1995: Babes in the Woods
1996: Cinderella
1997: Aladdin
1998: Sleeping Beauty
1999: Mother Goose


 
2000: Cinderella
2001: Babes in the Woods
2002: Aladdin
2003: Sleeping Beauty
2004: Mother Goose
2005: Cinderella
2006: Aladdin
2007: Sleeping Beauty
2008: Cinderella
2009: Aladdin
2010: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2011: Sleeping Beauty
2012: Cinderella 
2013: Aladdin
2014: Peter Pan
2015: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 
2016: Cinderella
2017: Sleeping Beauty
2018: Aladdin
2019: Jack and the Beanstalk
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2021: Cinderella
2022: Beauty and the Beast
2023: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2024: Peter Pan
2025: The Little Mermaid
2026: Aladdin


 

1964

1964/65: A wish for Jamie

1965/66: A love for Jamie

1966/67: The world of Jamie

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1967/68: Aladdin

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Cast

Rikki Fulton

Lonnie Donegan

Lisa Noble

David Ellen

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1967

1968

1968: The World of Jamie

1971

1971/72: Mother Goose

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Cast

Stanley Baxter

John Grieve

Patricia Michael

Ian Paterson

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1972

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1972/73: Aladdin

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Cast

Denny Willis

Stuart Gillies

Billy Rusk

Bill McCue

Paula Hendrix

Pat Lancaster

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1974

1974/75: Robinson Crusoe

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Cast

Rikki Fulton

Larry Marshall

Una McLean

Walter Carr

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1975

1975/76: Babes in the wood

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Cast

Jimmy Logan

Russell Hunter

Fiona Kennedy

Martin Cochrane

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1976

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1976/77: Jack and the Beanstalk

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Cast

Stanley Baxter
Patricia Michael

Peter Kelly

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1977

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1977/78: Sleeping Beauty

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Cast

Rikki Fulton

Una McLean

Walter Carr

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1978

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1978/79: Aladdin

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Cast

Jimmy Logan

Peter Kelly

Patricia Michael

Emerson & Jayne

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1979

1979/80: Sinbad the Sailor

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1980

1980/81: Cinderella

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Cast

Stanley Baxter

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1981

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1981/82: Babes in the wood

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Cast

Rikki Fulton

Jack Milroy

Maggie Ryder

Tony Roper

Gregor Fisher

Mary Lee

Jacqui Scott

Martin Dell

Pam Jones

Michael Garland

Richard Holloway

Douglas Anderson

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1982

1982/83: Jack and the Beanstalk

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Cast

Jimmy Logan

Andy Cameron

Una McLean

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1983

1983/84: Mother Goose

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Cast

Stanley Baxter

Angus Lennie (Crossroads)

Marie Gordon-Price

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1984

1984/85: Sleeping Beauty

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Cast

Rikki Fulton

Gregor Fisher

Walter Carr

Jan Wilson

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1985

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1985/86: Sinbad the Sailor

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Cast

Una McLean

Christian

Johnny Beattie

Jackie Farrell

Fletcher Mathers

Emerson & Jayne

Edmund Dehn

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1986

1986/87: Aladdin

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Cast

Stanley Baxter

Alan Curtis

John Ramage

Judith Hibbert

Fletcher Mathers

Euan McIver

Bill Clement

Simon Lahbib

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1987/88: Cinderella

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Cast

Rikki Fulton

Walter Carr

Jan Wilson

Jackie Farrell

Martin Heller

Kate Matheson

Judy Mars

Safka Green

Lindsay Rhodes

Ben Kelly

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1988

1988/89: Jack and the Beanstalk​

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Cast

Jimmy Logan

Una McLean

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1989

1989/90: Mother Goose

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Walter Carr

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1990

1990/91: Babes in the Wood​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

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1991

1991/92: Cinderella​

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Cast

Stanley Baxter

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1992

1992/93: Aladdin​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Una McLean

Jonathan Watson

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1993

1993/94: Dick Whittington​

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Cast

Allan Stewart

Christopher Biggins

Sandy Morton

Jane Danielle

Charles Kearney

Derek Holt

Nicola Park

Arlene Stuart

Grant Stott

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1994

1994/95: Sleeping Beauty​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Les Dennis (Family Fortunes)

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1995

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1995/96: Babes in the Wood​

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Cast

Cannon and Ball as The Robbers

Grant Stott as Little John

Jimmy Logan as Nurse

David Greer as Robin Hood

Vivienne Carlyle as Maid Marion

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1996

1996/97: Cinderella​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith (Two Doors Down)

Gerard Kelly

John Leslie (Blue Peter, This Morning)

Barbara Rafferty

Grant Stott

Jan Wilson

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1997

1990/91: Aladdin​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

Gerard Kelly

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1998

1998/99: Sleeping Beauty​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

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1999

1999/00: Mother Goose​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

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2000

2000/01: Cinderella​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

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2001

2001/02: Babes in the Wood​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

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2002

2002/03: Aladdin​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Elaine C Smith

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2003

2003/04: Sleeping Beauty​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith 

Gerard Kelly

Juliet Cadzow

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2004

2004/05: Mother Goose​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

Gerard Kelly

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2005

2005/06: Cinderella​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Joe McFadden

Juliet Cadzow

Jonathan Watson

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2006

2006/07: Aladdin​

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Cast

Eric Potts

Gerard Kelly

Julie Wilson Nimmo

Peter Kelly

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2007

2007/08: Sleeping Beauty​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Karen Dunbar

Dawn Steele

Gavin Mitchell

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2008

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2008/09: Cinderella​

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Cast

Gerard Kelly

Karen Dunbar

Andy Gray

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2009

2009/10: Aladdin​

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Cast

Keith Jack (Any Dream Will Do)

Gerard Kelly

Karen Dunbar

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2010

2010/11: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs​

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Cast

Darius Campbell (Pop Idol)

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2011

2011/12: Sleeping Beauty​

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Cast

Keith Jack (Any Dream Will Do)

Karen Dunbar

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2012

2012/13: Cinderella​

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Cast

Karen Dunbar as Fairy Godmother

Des Clarke as Buttons

Steven McNicoll as Dandini

Jenny Douglas as Cinderella

Gavin Mitchell and Gordon Cooper as The Ugly Sisters

Kieran Brown as Prince Charming

John Ramage as Baron Hardup

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2013

2013/14: Aladdin​

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Cast

Karen Dunbar

Des Clarke

Gavin Mitchell

Jenny Douglas

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2014

2014/15: Peter Pan​

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Cast

Greg McHugh

Des Clarke

Gavin Mitchell

Scott Fletcher

Joanne McGuinness

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2015

2015/16: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Cast

Gregor Fisher

Des Clarke

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2016

2016/17: Cinderella​

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Cast

Gregor Fisher

Des Clarke

Tony Roper

Gary Lamont

Gillian Ford

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Produced by: First Family Entertainment

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2017

2017/18: Sleeping Beauty​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

Johnny Mac

Paul-James Corrigan

Juliet Cadzow

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Produced by: Qdos Entertainment

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2018

2018/19: Aladdin​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith (Two Doors Down)

Johnny Mac

Paul-James Corrigan

George Drennan

Anne Smith

Lisa Lynch

Ross Logan

Amy Kent

Ruth Warren

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Produced by: Qdos Entertainment

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2019

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2019/20: Jack and the Beanstalk​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

Johnny Mac

Jonathan Watson Down)

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Produced by: Qdos Entertainment

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2021

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2021/22: Cinderella​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith as Fairy Godmother

Johnny Mac as Buttons

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Produced by: Crossroads Pantomime

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2022/23: Beauty and the Beast​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith 
Johnny Mac

Darren Brownlie

Blythe Jandoo

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Produced by: Crossroads Pantomime

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2023

2023/24: Snow White and Seven Dwarf​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith,

Johnny Mac,

Darren Brownlie,
Blythe Jandoo,

Liz Ewing

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Produced by: Crossroads Pantomime

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2024

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2024/25: Snow White and Seven Dwarf​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith,

Johnny Mac,

Darren Brownlie,

Blythe Jandoo,

Hannah Jarrett-Scott,

Matt Kennedy

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Produced by: Crossroads Pantomime

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2025

2025/26: The Little Mermaid â€‹

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Cast

Elaine C Smith

Johnny Mac

Darren Brownlie

Hannah Jarrett-Scott

Jasmine Jules Andrews

Benjanmin Lockhart

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Produced by: Crossroads Pantomime

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2026

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2026/27: Aladdin​

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Cast

Elaine C Smith,

Johnny Mac,

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Produced by: Crossroads Pantomime

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